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• CV, Cheney prepare for state soccer semis

  May 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 As Chris Stokesbary proved last weekend, the Central Valley boys soccer team is peaking at the right time – and they’re doing it with style. First was the quarterfinal shootout …

• Artificial turf forces changes for state softball teams

  May 23, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Shoe shopping isn’t something many teenage girls dread, but the University and Shadle Park softball teams have uncovered the exception to that rule. Part of the Titans’ and Highlanders’ preparations …

• CV boys advance to State 4A soccer semifinals

  May 20, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 When Central Valley senior Chris Stokesbary played club soccer as a 14-year-old, he was a spectator when it came time to work on corner kicks. He was in the middle …

• CV thumps Mead for State 4A softball berth

  May 19, 2012 in Sports Joe Stanton escaped the Gatorade bath. The Central Valley softball coach was happy to allow the day to soak in, though.

• NC’s Murphy wins girls triple jump with record

  May 19, 2012 in Sports Megan Murphy never tried the triple jump last year as a freshman. She only attempted it this spring because North Central assistant coach Gabe Medrano encouraged her to do so.

• CV girls tennis players bear down for regionals

  May 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 It’s obvious how in tune Central Valley girls tennis standout Leslie Ho and teammates Samantha Block and Charlotte Schmitz are with one another. When separately asked to describe a moment …

• Area soccer teams walked tightrope

  May 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Never a doubt. By the narrowest of margins, three Spokane-area boys soccer teams are alive and kicking going into Saturday’s state quarterfinals. 1

• Central Valley boys clinch State 4A soccer berth

  May 13, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 Strange as it sounded at halftime, slowing down was the fastest route to state Saturday afternoon for the Central Valley boys soccer team. After falling behind early, the Bears scored …

• Central Valley boys rally to reach state soccer tournament

  May 12, 2012 in Sports Strange as it sounded at halftime, slowing down was the fastest route to state Saturday afternoon for the Central Valley boys soccer team.

• Hoekstra puts CV on track toward girls GSL title

  April 27, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 Central Valley sophomore Savannah Hoekstra knew what was on the line Thursday in a Greater Spokane League track showdown against visiting Mead. Hoekstra wanted to do her part. She did …

• CV soccer team bleaches hair for unity

  March 22, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 The Central Valley boys soccer team will make it to state this year – or dye trying. In a recent senior class moment, Bears midfielders Alex Renz and Luc Torres …

• Shooting star

  March 3, 2012 in Sports on Page C9 TACOMA – It’s a shot Sydney Emory will remember the rest of her life. And the Central Valley senior wasn’t the first option on the Bears’ final play. Still, when …

• Mat Classic has plenty of mettle

  February 18, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 The sport of wrestling demands much of its participants. Knowledge, technique, speed, strength, endurance. It demands character.

• Central Valley storms back in second half

  February 15, 2012 in Sports on Page B3 When it comes to playoff time, one hot player can keep an underdog in a game. And one key spurt can lift a favorite to victory. Both happened Tuesday night …

• Rehkow carries CV’s boys to GSL title

  February 8, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 Austin Rehkow didn’t play much in the first half Tuesday night, sitting the final 11 minutes, 38 seconds before halftime, saddled with two fouls. But, boy, did he make up …

• Central Valley girls claim GSL title

  February 5, 2012 in Sports on Page C8 The Central Valley girls basketball team captured its second Greater Spokane League championship in three years Saturday. The No. 1-ranked Bears put four players in double-figure scoring to coast past … 1

• Shadle Park girls knock off No. 1 Central Valley

  February 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B6 The surging Shadle Park Highlanders put a Hert on the No. 1-ranked Central Valley Bears. Hert made a basket with 9 seconds remaining to lift Shadle Park to a 54-53 …

• Central Valley boys catch fire in fourth quarter

  January 25, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 The Mt. Spokane Wildcats had the Greater Spokane League boys basketball-leading Central Valley Bears’ attention through three quarters Tuesday. Then the Bears muffled the Wildcats in the fourth quarter. Central …

• No. 1 Bears rally to edge G-Prep

  January 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 For a third straight game, the No. 1-ranked Central Valley girls basketball team had to come from behind to win. And the Bears took it down to the final seconds, …

• CV alone in first place

  January 18, 2012 in Sports on Page B5 The Central Valley boys basketball team, with eight of its 12 players still in football mode when the winter season began, lost its first two games, including a Greater Spokane …

• Central Valley dominates Lewis and Clark

  January 15, 2012 in Sports on Page C6 The Central Valley Bears haven’t ascended to the top of the girls State 4A basketball rankings this season by being timid. And they certainly weren’t Saturday, when they dominated defending …

• Mead puts a scare into CV

  January 14, 2012 in Sports on Page C5 Mead gave the No. 1-ranked Central Valley Bears their toughest basketball game to date on Friday. The visiting Panthers took a 48-43 lead into the fourth quarter before the Bears …

• Skyline steamrolls CV in State 4A quarterfinal

  November 20, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 SAMMAMISH, Wash. – Sometimes it’s the little things a defense does and the little things an offense executes that spell the difference in a football game. Central Valley coach Rick … 1

• Skyline rolls past Central Valley 52-17

  November 19, 2011 in Sports Sometimes it’s the little things a defense does and the little things an offense executes that spell the difference in a football game.

• Blanchette: CV graduate dares to deliver on dream

  November 17, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 Surely you know someone who drolly insists, on a daily basis, that he’s “living the dream,” to the point where it seems clear the dream is to torture you with …

• Mt. Spokane finishes 4th at State 3A volleyball tournament

  November 13, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 Mt. Spokane volleyball coach Dave Whitehead exited the locker rooms at Saint Martin’s University in Lacey, Wash., with the fourth-place trophy in hand and immediately let out a sigh. “We …

• CV defeats defending State 4A champion Ferris

  November 11, 2011 in Sports About five weeks ago, somebody flipped a switch for the Central Valley Bears.

• Seniors lead state-bound Central Valley

  November 10, 2011 in Sports on Page B5 Like most high schools, Central Valley hoists placards on a gymnasium wall recognizing each sports’ league, regional and state accomplishments. Conspicuously visible is the blank space beneath volleyball. The Bears …

• All three GSL 4A girls soccer teams qualify for state tournament

  November 6, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 Greater Spokane League girls soccer teams showed their greatness Saturday in State 4A elimination games. Central Valley, Gonzaga Prep and Mead all won and advanced to the state playoffs.

• CV tops Chiawana for Ferris rematch

  November 5, 2011 in Sports on Page C5 PASCO – Almost a year ago to the day, the Chiawana football team pounded an overmatched Central Valley team by 28 points in the 4A regional crossover playoffs in Pasco. … 1

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